subdue UK /səbˈdjuː/US /səbˈdu/ verb2 •To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.And when their scattered armie is subdu’d: And you march on their slaughtered carkasses, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Persea, […] — 1587 •To bring (a country) under control by force. formssubdued · subduedst · subduing · subdues · subdueth · subduest